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Jaipur local transport

Jaipur local transport Jaipur is a sprawling city where move¬ment is restricted without transport. For pur¬poses of sightseeing, tourist taxis and RTDC buses are available. City sightseeing tours by coach are conducted by RTDC. RTDC also arranges cars on hire at fixed rates. Cars and drivers can be hired through the travel agencies. Self-drive rental cars can be hired at the Hertz office which has a desk at the Holiday Inn Hotel on Amber Rd. There are no metered taxis. But insist on paying by the meter when using three-wheeler auto-rickshaws. Almost all deluxe and standard hotels have a travel desk to help

Mount Abu : Tours

Tours Two tours are conducted by Ra¬jasthan Tourism Development Cor¬porationand the Rajasthan State Roadways Transport Corporation For details contact the Assistant Manager RTDC. The first tour is from 0830-1330 hrs and the second from 1330-1900 hrs Kanak Dining » 38305, Jodhpur Bhojnalaya » 43382. Saraswati, Arbuda Restaurant, Hotel Hilltone, Hotel Hill¬ock also have their restaurants open for non-staying tourists.

Udaipur Sightseeing

Udaipur Sightseeing Daily City Tour, starts from Kajri Hotel (RTDC), Shastri Circle per head. Package tours to Chittaurgarh, Ranak¬pur and Kumbalgarh are available. Mini buses are also available. For details contact the Manager RTDC Kajri Hotel, Ashoka Travels Surajpole and Shalimar Travels Jagdish Temple offers paneer tikka and Rajasthani pizzas. So-mor Bagh, on the Lake Palace Road has Indian, Chinese and Continental food, along with chicken steak sizzlers and hak-ka noodles. Park View, is op¬posite the park in the main part of town and is one of Udaipur's oldest restaurants, offering north Indian cuisine like tandoori chicken and fish curry. Chirag

Arrival from Pondicherry: Ashram

Auroville is about 12km (7 miles) north of Pondicherry, and has an area of around 20 sq km (8 sq miles), so it is difficult to get around Auroville on foot. Take a bus to Madras, and get off about 10km (6 miles) from Pondicherry at the turnoffto Auroville, and walk from there. This route is cheap, but difficult. You could also hire a bicycle, or go by fixed price scooter or rickshaw. Ask at La Boutique d'Auroville in Pondicherry. Whole day sightseeing tours run by the Tourist Office to Auroville cost 2ORs and visit Auroville at midday

Tourist Offices: Kerala

Kerala Tourist Reception Centre, Shanmugham (Shunmuham) Road, Ernakulam, Ph 353 234. Open Daily From 8am-6pm. They Take Bookings For The Bolghatty Palace And Cochin Sightseeing Tours As Well As For The Hotels In Periyar Park, But You Have To Pay A Hefty Booking Fee. Govt Of India Tourist Office Near The Hotel Malabar, Willingdon Island, Ph 6 045 Open Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-Lpm. Very Friendly And Helpful. They Have Plenty Of Pamphlets About India Even If They Are A Bit Out Of Date. Pai And Company, 1st Floor At The Southern End Of Broadway, Ernakulam, Have A Good Selection Of Books